S&B tokarev factory loadz

[ProfEngr]

So, dad had some free time and decided to go through a box of this stuff and make hollowpoints with the sportsman's guide jig. He called me up saying he'd found 17 rounds with cracked cases at the crimp. S&B has been my go-to ammo for 7.62x25 for the last 10yrs. Has anyone else seen anything like this from them?

[Guest BCR#1]

I cull all the s&b brass I pick up at the range. The only thing it's good for is the scrap bucket.

 

Bill

[ttocswob]

I've seen this in surplus Bulgarian, mainly tiny cracks at the case mouth. OK to shoot. Did have one round with the bullet seated at an angle, chucked that one.

 

For hollow points, Priv Partizan makes it, some boxed as Wolf Gold, but same headstamp. Good stuff if you can find it. Had some of the latter back-ordered at Sportsman's Guide for over a year before I finally received it.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Be careful doing that. If you drill through the jacket at the nose and the lead is exposed at the base the lead can be pushed out of the jacket as it is fired and leave the jacket behind. If you are lucky the jacket will be far enough behind to cause a malfunction. Worst case scenario is the jacket gets left far enough forward to let you chamber and shoot another round. If that happens the gun becomes a grenade.

[ProfEngr]

Good thoughts there DS. Found a crushed neck on one a few months ago & pulled the bullet by hand. Lead is exposed at rear. Only reason I like S&B is the brass jacket they use. I located a box of factory hollows from earlier this year. Will probably stick to that. Hate to shrapnel an AR upper.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Is you AR upper a DI or a blowback setup?

[jughead]

i measured the dept of the drill and it likes about .020 going half way through the bullet. think that would be enough lead to be safe? it doesnt reach the straight side of the bullet still in the curve of the nose.

[ProfEngr]

Is you AR upper a DI or a blowback setup?

Gas block & tube like a regular AR.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Good stuff.

[ProfEngr]

Good stuff.

Guy in FL makes them. RMWXtreme.

[Clod Stomper]

Guy in FL makes them. RMWXtreme.

A bit pricy, but I'd REALLY like a DI 9mm upper.